diff --git a/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable.test.ts b/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6213a009f93
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+++ b/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable.test.ts
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+// This file is adapted from the stoppable npm package:
+// https://github.com/hunterloftis/stoppable
+//
+// We've ported it to TypeScript and made some further changes.
+// Here's the license of the original code:
+//
+// The MIT License (MIT)
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2017 Hunter Loftis <hunter@hunterloftis.com>
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+
+const http = require('http')
+const https = require('https')
+const a = require('awaiting')
+const request = require('requisition')
+const assert = require('chai').assert
+const fs = require('fs')
+const stoppable = require('..')
+const child = require('child_process')
+const path = require('path')
+
+const PORT = 8000
+
+const schemes = {
+  http: {
+    agent: (opts = {}) => new http.Agent(opts),
+    server: handler => http.createServer(handler || ((req, res) => res.end('hello')))
+  },
+  https: {
+    agent: (opts = {}) => https.Agent(Object.assign({rejectUnauthorized: false}, opts)),
+    server: handler => https.createServer({
+      key: fs.readFileSync('test/fixture.key'),
+      cert: fs.readFileSync('test/fixture.cert')
+    }, handler || ((req, res) => res.end('hello')))
+  }
+}
+
+Object.keys(schemes).forEach(schemeName => {
+  const scheme = schemes[schemeName]
+
+  describe(`${schemeName}.Server`, function () {
+    describe('.close()', () => {
+      let server
+
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        server = scheme.server()
+      })
+
+      describe('without keep-alive connections', () => {
+        let closed = 0
+        it('stops accepting new connections', async () => {
+          server.on('close', () => closed++)
+          server.listen(PORT)
+          await a.event(server, 'listening')
+          const res1 =
+              await request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}`).agent(scheme.agent())
+          const text1 = await res1.text()
+          assert.equal(text1, 'hello')
+          server.close()
+          const err = await a.failure(
+            request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}`).agent(scheme.agent()))
+          assert.match(err.message, /ECONNREFUSED/)
+        })
+
+        it('closes', () => {
+          assert.equal(closed, 1)
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe('with keep-alive connections', () => {
+        let closed = 0
+
+        it('stops accepting new connections', async () => {
+          server.on('close', () => closed++)
+          server.listen(PORT)
+          await a.event(server, 'listening')
+          const res1 = await request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}`)
+            .agent(scheme.agent({keepAlive: true}))
+          const text1 = await res1.text()
+          assert.equal(text1, 'hello')
+          server.close()
+          const err =
+              await a.failure(request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}`)
+              .agent(scheme.agent({keepAlive: true})))
+          assert.match(err.message, /ECONNREFUSED/)
+        })
+
+        it("doesn't close", () => {
+          assert.equal(closed, 0)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('.stop()', function () {
+      describe('without keep-alive connections', function () {
+        let closed = 0
+        let gracefully = false
+        let server
+
+        beforeEach(function () {
+          server = stoppable(scheme.server())
+        })
+
+        it('stops accepting new connections', async () => {
+          server.on('close', () => closed++)
+          server.listen(PORT)
+          await a.event(server, 'listening')
+          const res1 =
+              await request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}`).agent(scheme.agent())
+          const text1 = await res1.text()
+          assert.equal(text1, 'hello')
+          server.stop((e, g) => {
+            gracefully = g
+          })
+          const err = await a.failure(
+            request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}`).agent(scheme.agent()))
+          assert.match(err.message, /ECONNREFUSED/)
+        })
+
+        it('closes', () => {
+          assert.equal(closed, 1)
+        })
+
+        it('gracefully', () => {
+          assert.isOk(gracefully)
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe('with keep-alive connections', () => {
+        let closed = 0
+        let gracefully = false
+        let server
+
+        beforeEach(function () {
+          server = stoppable(scheme.server())
+        })
+
+        it('stops accepting new connections', async () => {
+          server.on('close', () => closed++)
+          server.listen(PORT)
+          await a.event(server, 'listening')
+          const res1 = await request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}`)
+            .agent(scheme.agent({keepAlive: true}))
+          const text1 = await res1.text()
+          assert.equal(text1, 'hello')
+          server.stop((e, g) => {
+            gracefully = g
+          })
+          const err = await a.failure(request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}`)
+            .agent(scheme.agent({ keepAlive: true })))
+          assert.match(err.message, /ECONNREFUSED/)
+        })
+
+        it('closes', () => { assert.equal(closed, 1) })
+
+        it('gracefully', () => {
+          assert.isOk(gracefully)
+        })
+
+        it('empties all sockets once closed',
+          () => { assert.equal(server._pendingSockets.size, 0) })
+
+        it('registers the "close" callback', (done) => {
+          server.listen(PORT)
+          server.stop(done)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('with a 0.5s grace period', () => {
+      let gracefully = true
+      let server
+
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        server = stoppable(scheme.server((req, res) => {
+          res.writeHead(200)
+          res.write('hi')
+        }), 500)
+      })
+
+      it('kills connections after 0.5s', async () => {
+        server.listen(PORT)
+        await a.event(server, 'listening')
+        await Promise.all([
+          request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}`)
+            .agent(scheme.agent({keepAlive: true})),
+          request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}`)
+            .agent(scheme.agent({keepAlive: true}))
+        ])
+        const start = Date.now()
+        server.stop((e, g) => {
+          gracefully = g
+        })
+        await a.event(server, 'close')
+        assert.closeTo(Date.now() - start, 500, 50)
+      })
+
+      it('gracefully', () => {
+        assert.isNotOk(gracefully)
+      })
+
+      it('empties all sockets', () => {
+        assert.equal(server._pendingSockets.size, 0)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('with requests in-flight', () => {
+      let server
+      let gracefully = false
+
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        server = stoppable(scheme.server((req, res) => {
+          const delay = parseInt(req.url.slice(1), 10)
+          res.writeHead(200)
+          res.write('hello')
+          setTimeout(() => res.end('world'), delay)
+        }))
+      })
+
+      it('closes their sockets once they finish', async () => {
+        server.listen(PORT)
+        await a.event(server, 'listening')
+        const start = Date.now()
+        const res = await Promise.all([
+          request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}/250`)
+            .agent(scheme.agent({keepAlive: true})),
+          request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}/500`)
+            .agent(scheme.agent({keepAlive: true}))
+        ])
+        server.stop((e, g) => {
+          gracefully = g
+        })
+        const bodies = await Promise.all(res.map(r => r.text()))
+        await a.event(server, 'close')
+        assert.equal(bodies[0], 'helloworld')
+        assert.closeTo(Date.now() - start, 500, 100)
+      })
+      it('gracefully', () => {
+        assert.isOk(gracefully)
+      })
+
+      describe('with in-flights finishing before grace period ends', function () {
+        if (schemeName !== 'http') {
+          return
+        }
+
+        it('exits immediately', async () => {
+          const file = path.join(__dirname, 'server.js')
+          const server = child.spawn('node', [file, '500'])
+          await a.event(server.stdout, 'data')
+          const start = Date.now()
+          const res = await request(`${schemeName}://localhost:${PORT}/250`)
+            .agent(scheme.agent({keepAlive: true}))
+          const body = await res.text()
+          assert.equal(body, 'helloworld')
+          assert.closeTo(Date.now() - start, 250, 100)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable/fixture.cert b/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable/fixture.cert
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fca0516c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable/fixture.cert
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIDBzCCAe+gAwIBAgIJALpsaWTYcddKMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMBoxGDAWBgNV
+BAMMD3d3dy5leGFtcGxlLmNvbTAeFw0xNzA1MTkxOTAwMzZaFw0yNzA1MTcxOTAw
+MzZaMBoxGDAWBgNVBAMMD3d3dy5leGFtcGxlLmNvbTCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEB
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+pRRUGV4sPR+ucpo=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable/fixture.key b/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable/fixture.key
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55824c5ac7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable/fixture.key
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+MIIEpAIBAAKCAQEA6LHjFveOch1bCp9P6+2hdp0u5AkTbUc3X1jZ9qWQm4GT8wTR
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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable/server.js b/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..477e9139f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apollo-server/src/__tests__/stoppable/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const http = require('http')
+const stoppable = require('..')
+
+const grace = Number(process.argv[2] || Infinity)
+const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+  const delay = parseInt(req.url.slice(1), 10)
+  res.writeHead(200)
+  res.write('hello')
+  setTimeout(() => res.end('world'), delay)
+  server.stop()
+})
+stoppable(server, grace)
+server.listen(8000, () => console.log('listening'))